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oil paint

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oil paint, colour
paint made of pigment ground in oil, usually linseed oil, used for oil painting

oil paint [′ȯil ‚pānt]
(materials)
A paint made with a vegetable oil as the filmogen.

oil paint
A paint in which a drying oil is the vehicle for the pigment.


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Oil paint is slow-drying and consists of small pigment particles suspended in oil that dries over time.
Banks' methods combine wax and oil paint, while Ord shows renewed emphasis on collage, transformed by a combination of Polyester resin and oil paint, and sculpture.
The book hopes to encourage would-be artists to experiment with oil paints and attempts to demystify the technique and make oil painting easy for all.
 
 
 
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